Sue Gardner

Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation

"The Wikimedia movement asks you to imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. My job is to move us closer to that goal, every single day."

About me

I'm the Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation. I've been working at the Foundation since June 2007 - first in St. Petersburg, Florida, and now in San Francisco, California.

I'm most active on the English Wikipedia, where I've started 37 new articles, including the ones on survival sex, ajumma, Fareeda Kokikhel Afridi, tone at the top and substantial gainful activity. My main userpage is here.

My work

As Executive Director, I'm responsible for overseeing the operations of the Wikimedia Foundation. I report to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. I work with the Board to create our strategy and align resources in support of it; I set the Wikimedia Foundation's agenda, goals and targets including creating the annual plan; ensure our work is in line with the movement's values and culture, is efficient and effective and that we have good controls; oversee all fundraising and donor management activities; ensure transparency and accountability; and represent the organization as its public face including with the media and a wide array of stakeholders. You can read my full job description on the Wikimedia Foundation site.

Disclaimer: I work for the Wikimedia Foundation, and this is the account I intend to use for edits or statements I make in that role. However, the Foundation does not vet all my activity, so edits, statements, or other contributions made by this account may not reflect the views of the Foundation.

Contact me

E-mail: suewikimedia.org
In the office at (415) 839-6885
Skype username is susanpgardner
My username on the projects is Sue Gardner
Mailing address is Wikimedia Foundation, 149 New Montgomery Street, Third Floor, San Francisco CA 94105
My personal blog is http://www.suegardner.org
SuePGardner on Twitter
SueGardner on Identi.ca
LinkedIn profile
I'm on Facebook, Diaspora and Google+, and if you tell me you're a Wikimedian I'll be your friend :-)